Slide-ring



C. A. GOOZEY.

SLIDE RING.

APPLICATlON FILED AUG.4, 1919.

1 ,365,91 1 Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

344 ucutoa G/mr/as/Z 6002830 UNITED STATES CHARLES A. eoozEY, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

SLID

E-RING.

Application filed August To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. GoozEY,a citizen of the United States, and resident of rovidence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slide Rings, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to so-called slide rings of the class more particularly adapted to be used as connecting'members for the ends of chains for personal wear;lone object of this invention being to so construct the ring thatno spring will be required to operate the parts. Another object is toconstruct the outer tubularring with anopening therethrough and to provide an inner ring or member slidably mounted'in the outer ring and having a portion shaped to form a loop or recess for the purpose of receiving the so-called jump ring or end link of a chain, said loop or recess being adapted to be closed by the wall of the outer ring when moved from registration with the opening, thereby securely locking the jump rin in the slide ring.

if further object of the invention is the provision of means in the inner ring whereby the two ends of the outer ring are supported against being moved out of lateral alinement even when in open position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for locking the inner or slide ring in adjusted position in the outer rin ll ith these andother objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the ap ended claims.

11 the accompanying drawings:

Figure lis a sectional side elevation showing the loop in the slide ring as registering with the opening in the outer ring forming an open loop to receive the jump ring or chain link.

Fig. 2- shows the slide ring as moved out of registration with the opening in the outer ring thereby securely locking the jump rinlg to the slide ring.

fig. 3- is an enlarged section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1, showing the end of the outer ring and the looped portion of the inner rin in section.

ig. 4 is a sectional end view of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

4, 1919. Serial No. 315,072.

outer rin showing the same through its inner surface.

F1'g. 5- is a detail of the inner slide ring.

Fig. 6- is a perspective view showing the looped portion as extending through the inner slot of the outer ring.

Referring tothe'drawings, l0 designates the outer tubular ring which is preferably slotted as its inner surface and has a portion removed as at 12 forming an entering mouth thereinto.

lhe essence of my present invention is the particular form or construction of the inner or slide ring 13 which may be bent or otherwise shaped either of wire or flat stock into circular form, one portion of the circle being offset inwardly or toward the center of the ring forming a loop having an open mouth 14. This loop is flattened as at 15, see Fig. 3, to be of less'thickness than the rest of the ring so that it will extend through and slidefreely in the relatively narrow slot 11 through the inner circumfer ence of the outer ring. The adjacent ends 16 of the wire are preferably offset slightly, in a lateral direction so that when this inner ring is positioned in the outer ring the inherent spring of the metal of the inner ring will serve as a friction to retain the inner ring in adjusted position to the outer ring.

As a further means of retaining the inner ring in adjusted position I have provided a protuberance 17 on this inner ring, which will engage the edge of the outer-ring when the loop of the inner ring is moved to closed position.

y my improved construction of inner ring adapted to slide within the outer ring,

have obtained a number of advantages over the old style construction where a spring is employed for returning the slide ring to closed position; first, by eliminating the spring from this outer ring the tubing may be made very much smaller than. could possibly be the case where the coil spring is employed, owing to the fact that there is a limit to the smallness of size of the coil spring. This feature is of considerable adslotted vantage as the smaller the tubing the smaller may be made the jump ring or end link 19 of the chain 20 necessary to be passed into the ring over this tubing; second, where the spring is eliminated the slide ring is much easier to operate as with the spring the sliding member must be held open by the hand of the user against spring pressure while -tion to the inner ring when the outer the jump ring is being positioned therein, while with my improved device the inner ring will stay wherever positioned; third, my improved construction of inner or slide ring having an inwardly extending loop member serves to materially strengthen the outer ring as at no time are the ends of the outer ring left free but are always retained in alinement by the inner ring and so prevented from lateral displacement; fourth, another advantage of this invention is that as the wire of the inside ring 13 is greater in diameter than the width ot' the circular slot 11 through the inner surface of the outer ring or shell, this inside member serves as a lock to prevent spreading or separating oi? the opening through the outer ring when under excessive strain. By extending the loop of the inner ring inwardly or toward the center of the circle this loop is protected against being moved by contact with any outside object.

Another feature of this invention is that when a link of the chain is passed into the recess in the inner ring, it engages the side wall of this recess and any tension on the chain tends to exert a relative rotating moring is retained by its support 18 causing the inner ring to rotate and close the mouth of the outer ring, and every pull or tension exerted in opposite directions on opposite portions of the chain tends to move and hold the inner ring in closed or locked position.

In operating this device it is only necessary to engage the eye 18 with one hand and then with the other hand place the jump ring 19 on the end oi? the chain 20, shown in dotted lines, into the open mouth 14.- ot the loop in the inner ring as shown in Fig. 1, then carry the chain downwardly around the outer ring into the position illust ated in Fig. 2, which slides the inner ring within the outer ring causing the wall of the outer ring to close the open mouth 1% of the loop thus bringing the stop 17 out into the open between the ends oi the outer ring and thereby locking the inner ring in position to firmly secure the link of the chain thereto.

The foregoing description is directed solely toward the construction illustrated. but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege oi resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being delincd and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A chain connector for personal wear, comprising an outer tubular ring having an opening thereinto, an attaching member on the periphery of said ring. said ring having an annular slot through its inner wall. an inner wire ring slidahly mounted in said outer ring and having a portion bent to term an in ardly-cxtendiug loop the same being opened to the outside when positioned opposite the opening in said tube and closed by said tube when moved out ol regisi ration with said opening said loop extending inwardly through said slot to slide therein.

A chain connector lor personal wear. comprising an outer tubular ring having an opening through it, said ring being provided with an annular slot through inner surface, an inner ring slid-ably mounted in the hollow center o'l, said outer ring and having a portion oi its circle oi'lset inwardly to Form an open mouthed inwardly extending loop slidable in said slot, the mouth oi said loop being adapted to register with the opening in said outer ring to receive the connecting member and closed by moving the openings in each out of registration with each other.

3. A chain connector *lior personal wear, comprising an outer tubular ring having an opening thcrcinto said ring being slotted circularly through its inner surface. an inner wire, ring siidably mounted in said outer ring and having a POl'l'lOl'l bent to term an inwardly extending loop extending through and slidable in said slot, said loop being open on one side when registering with the opening in said outer ringand closed when moved out oi registration with said opening, and means lor retaining said inm 1 and outer rings in relative adjusted positions.

In testimony whereo'l .l aliix my signature.

CHARLES A. (M )OZE Y 

